Leading and Following: Becoming a Performing Unit

More Music, More Life!

In the music world, leading usually refers to the conductor and following refers to the accompanist, perhaps a choir or orchestra. What is the conductor's job and what are the roles of the other players? In the business world there are groups that must perform as a unit in order to create a beautiful symphony. Through her interactive presentation, Lydia Gober will share lessons we can learn about work performance from her experiences with conducting and accompanying.

Looking for a Shine?

Putting Your Best Foot Forward

"I'm just a Plano shoeshine girl," Denise Pullen jokes. "I don't have a title. I shine shoes." Her business, The Classic Shine, started small 25 years ago in Dallas with a single purpose: She hired only women."I wanted to give women a Monday-through-Friday, 9-to-5 job," she said. "I wanted a more stable income for women. I always had a vision." From a single portable shoeshine stand, Denise has grown her all-tuxedo-clad woman business to encompass conventions, trade shows, to-your-office, and even personal shoeshine-o-grams. She will share the insights she's gathered over her years as a classy professional woman entrepreneur in a male-dominated world, and give her best advice on how to SHINE!